Two-way dump-car.



A. E. OSTRANDER.

, TWO WAY DUMP GAR. APPLICATION 1111,31) JULY 25, 1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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A. E. OSTRANUER.

TWO WAY DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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v Q Hwuawfoz Allen 082 7 ander' 351 his film ew ALLEN E OS'lllANDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, .MlSSOURl, A'CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Twill-WAY DUMP-OAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

Application filed July 35, 3.903. Serial No. 445,366.

To all whom it may scorer/i:

Be it known that l, ALLEN l (lsrnsnnnn, residing in New York city, county, and State, and being a citizen. of tlie United States, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Two-Way Dump-Cars, of which the following is it full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apportains to make and to use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred form of the invention, though it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the art.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a lsn view. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view. r 3 is an end View showing the car body inits elevated position as when carrying a load. Fig. 4 is an end View showing in full lines a car body dumped or tilted toward the right with the right-hand gate open and the left-hand gate closed, and showing in dotted lines the position of the body and gates when the body is tilted toward the left. .Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views of a slight modification of the pull rods used to open the doors.

The object of the invention is to provide pulling means cooperating with s fixed standard for opening the side doors of two Way dump cars, the means being so arranged that the operating connections will be above the bottom of the car thereby preventing injury thereto in service.

llerctofore it has been customary to provide two way dump cars with telescoping means connected either with the truck, or some member depending from the body at one end, and with gates at the opposite end to push the ga cs open when the body is tilted. There are disadvantages in this construction whicl'i l overcome by devices adapted to pull the gate as shown.

Referring to the parts, A indicates generally the supporting truck which may be of any convenient construction but which is preferably provided with a cent l girder ll upon which body supports C are mounted, in the upper bifurcated end of which ore-pivo'tedcastings D which are conncc-ted in any convenient manner with car body, as for are simple, bolting to the longitudinal mom-- oer indicated in. the drawings. The truck in addition to a central girder may have an end sill F either in the same plane as the girder B or occupying a plane above or below said girder as may be lound most convenlent.

in the drawings, l have shown the member F as of Iii-shape resting on extensions of one of the src'hbars G merely for convenience of illustration, though in building this car the end silll might occupy the same plane as the central girder B, either construction being within my invention.

Resting on the central girder B and connected rigidly therewith in any convenient manner, are standards 2 which are preferably rolled channels having the flanges 3 projecting outwardly. .lliveted to the webs of said channels 2 are brackets 4 whichare bolted or otherwise secured to the central girder B; said brackets comprising either suitably shaped castings or pressings as may be found most convenient.

Extending obliquely downwardly from the standards 2 are braces 5 which are shown as angles; said angles passing below the top flange 6 of the member F and resting on the inturned lower flange 7 thereof, while rivets 8 secure the brace members 5 to the member F thereby forming a very rigid brace for the standards 2.

lt will be understood that where end sills are used in the same plane with the central girder B, the braces 5 could be connected with said end sills in any suitable manner.

The side walls of the car, as is common in two way dum are connected by relatively ll-shaped hangers 11, with the end plates or walls of the car body H, or with vertical strips 12 carried thereon.

(oimccted with the gates 10 in any convenient manner and preferably with the upper legs of the members 11, are pull'rods 1 which are provided with longitudinal slots 15 in the preferred construction, which slots ride on studs 16 projecting inwardly from the standards 2; said studs 16 being headed on their inner ends to prevent accidental disploccn'icut of the rods 14, or providcd with any convenient enlargement for that purpose.

In tho n'iodilications shown in Figs. 5 and 6, z t-slightly different construction is used; wherein the standards 2 are provided vith. the ollset plate 17 which. is riveted to cars, comprise gates 10 which 2 the face of said standard 2 nextlthe car body gates comprising hangerslongitudinally and rises thence to a plane slightly above slotted arms connected with said gates,

said standard, where it is bent forwardly and down so as to be riveted to the web of said standard between the flanges 3'thereof. This member 17 may consist of a plate the full width of the standard,.or of a guide rod,

as may be desired.

PrQ ecting through the web of the standard 2 and the member 17 are short rods, bolts or equivalent means 18 and 19 on which ride the pull in rods 20 and 21, the rod 20 riding on the pin 18 and the rod 21 riding on the pin 19, or if desired the pin 18 may be omitted and rod 20 ride on ofiset of member ,17. The rods 20 and 21 are provided with reversely arranged projections 22 adapted to engage the pin 19 so as to pull on said rods when the car body is tilted either to the right or to the left. When either the rods 14 slotted as shown, or the rods 20-21 are used, tilting the car body will pull the gates so that they will swing on their pivots and occupy positions wherein the lower edges of the gates are thrown relatively outwardly as best shown in Fig. 4, thereby providing a maximum opening for the discharge of the contents of the car body.

What I claim is 1. In a wo way dump car,-the combination compr sing a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a

ody pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on said body-said gates comprising llangers-longitudinally slotted arms connected with said gates, rigid standards extending above said truck and means connecting said standards with said slotted arms.

2. In a two way dump car, the combination comprising a truck with centrally 'disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a body pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on 'said body-- said gates comprising hangers-longitudinally slotted arms connected with said gates, near the upper portion of said gates, rigid standards extending above said truck and means connecting said standards with said slotted arms.

3. In a two way dump car, the combination comprising a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a body pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on said bodysaid gates comprising hangerslongitudinallyslottedarms connected with. said gates, flanged vertical standards extending above said truck and means connecting said standards with said slotted arms.

4. In a two way dump ear, the combination comprising a truck with. centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a body pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on'said body-said channel'shaped standards extending above said truck and means connecting said standards with said slotted arms.

5. In a two way dump car, the combina tion comprising a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a body pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on said body-said gates comprising hangers-flanged vertical standards connected. with said girder, studs near the upper ends of said standards, and slotted arms riding on said studs, said arms being adapted to operate said gates.

6. In a dump car, the combination comprising a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a body piv otally mounted on said supports, relatively vertical gates mounted on said bodysaid gates comprising hangers'longitudinally slotted arms connected with said gates, and means for pulling either of said gates into oblique position when the body is tilted.

7. In a two way dump car, the combination comprising a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a body pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on said body near its upper ends-said gates comprising hangersarlns connected with said hangers near the upper portion of said gates, rigid standards extending from the girder above the bottom of said. body and means for pulling said gates open the body is tilted.

8. In a two way dump car, the combination comprising a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a

.body pivotally mounted on said support.

gates pivotally mounted on said bodysaid gates comprising hangers-inwardly extending arms connected with said gates, vertical standards extending above said truck and stop means for connecting said arms and standards to open said gates.

9. In. a two way dump car, the combination comprising a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mountedthereon, a body pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on said body -said gates comprising lmngers-l mgitmlinally movable arms connected with said gates, channel shaped standards extending above said truck and means connected with said standards to guide and stop said arms.

10. in a two way dump car, the combination comprising a truck with centrally disposed girder, supports mounted thereon, a body pivotally mounted on said supports, gates pivotally mounted on said body-said gates com )rising bangers-stan lards connected with said girder, longitudinally slidable arms adapted to open said gates and guide stops on said standards adapted to cooperate with said arms.

11. In a two way dump car, a rockabie puliing arms connected with said standards '10 body carried thereby, gates pivotally eon and sa1d gates, and braces connectmg sa1d nected with said body, standards at each stahdards with said end sllls.

end of said body and gate pulling arms con- In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 5 nested with said standards and said gates. hand in the presence of two Witnesses. 12. In a twe Way dump car, a truck with ALLEN E. @STBANDER. end sills, a rockable body carried fldereby, Witnesses: 4 gates pivotally connected with said body, FREDERICK H. @1533,

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